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shock wave

Narrow band or region of high pressure and temperature in which the flow of a fluid changes from subsonic to supersonic.

Shock waves are produced when an object moves through a fluid at a supersonic speed. See sonic boom.
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When an aircraft finally goes supersonic, or exceeds the speed of sound, shock waves form at the plane's taft and nose.
Vapor trail by Crane, Cody / Science World
According to a report in New Scientist, quieter supersonic aircraft might soon become a reality, with NASA completing a delicate set of flight tests to measure how modifications to an F-15 jet can affect the way shock waves form.
NASA plans to reduce sonic booms to distant rumbles in jets by Asian News International
Carefully directed shock waves are passed harmlessly through the body and hit the stone, causing it to crumble into sand-like particles which are then flushed out in the urine.
KIDNEY STONES WAVED AWAY by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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